He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.

Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.

Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

You harp perpetually on the same string.

You harp perpetually on the same string.

As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.

As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.

Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.

Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?

Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?

Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.

Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.